Peeling Eggs
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First, don't use fresh eggs from chickens in your yard, use only store bought eggs (they are marked "fresh" even if they are 3 months old).
Second, there are lots of "tricks" to get the eggs to cool and shrink away from the shell, but if you've been making eggs for years, I assume you know those.
Lastly, I use a teaspoon to scoot under the shell, and around the egg to get the shell off nicely.
Second, there are lots of "tricks" to get the eggs to cool and shrink away from the shell, but if you've been making eggs for years, I assume you know those.
Lastly, I use a teaspoon to scoot under the shell, and around the egg to get the shell off nicely.
#3
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Jane is right about using older eggs. I bring the eggs to a boil and turn off the heat, leaving the pot still on the burner. I wait about 30 minutes but they may be done sooner. Drain and cover with cold water and some ice. Works for me!
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I owned chickens for several years and experimented with proper age for boiling eggs. Came up with 10 days or older for easy peeling. Any fresher than that don't peel easily. Learned to date my eggs with a pencil and save some out for boiling. It has to do with a small amount of the moisture evaporating out through the shell.
#7
I add table salt to the water, put in eggs, bring to a boil. Turn off the stove and set the timer for 25 minutes. After the timer does its job, drain off the hot water and then fill the pan with cold water and let set for about 10 minutes. Peel and enjoy.
#9
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I have an egg cooker - it only makes 7 eggs at a time, and you have to puncture each egg before you put it in the little machine but I never have trouble peeling them. My mother would say it is because you are making them for company. Her eggs came out perfect when she made them for the family or putting the eggs in a salad so it didn't matter what they look like. But make them to take somewhere or having company come over - then the little buggers hold on to those shells like crazy.
#10
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I'm not a kitchen gadget girl, but got an egg cooker like quiltingcandy uses as a gift and I LOVE that thing! Perfectly peeled eggs every time!
My mother always cooked the eggs as others have described, with good results: bring the water to a boil, turn off the heat but keep a lid on the pan, let eggs and water cool, then rinse in cold water, roll the eggs on the counter to crack the shells all over, and peel.
My mother always cooked the eggs as others have described, with good results: bring the water to a boil, turn off the heat but keep a lid on the pan, let eggs and water cool, then rinse in cold water, roll the eggs on the counter to crack the shells all over, and peel.
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